Memorial Stadium, 1978

Sunday's Super Bowl wasn't the first time Baltimore sports teams have had to deal with a blackout. The power went out for short periods of time at old Memorial Stadium, including once for 23 minutes before an Orioles-Yankees game in August 1978. Many local fans remember how ABC sportscaster...

Sunday's Super Bowl wasn't the first time Baltimore sports teams have had to deal with a blackout. The power went out for short periods of time at old Memorial Stadium, including once for 23 minutes before an Orioles-Yankees game in August 1978. Many local fans remember how ABC sportscaster... (Bo Rader, The Baltimore Sun)

Sunday's Super Bowl wasn't the first time Baltimore sports teams have had to deal with a blackout. The power went out for short periods of time at old Memorial Stadium, including once for 23 minutes before an Orioles-Yankees game in August 1978. Many local fans remember how ABC sportscaster...